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Mark Lanegan.
ROCK singer Mark Lanegan has passed away at his home in Killarney.
The news of the death of the former lead singer of Screaming Trees and one-time member of Queens Of The Stone Age, was announced via his twitter account this evening.
Just last December he released a book, ‘Devil In A Coma’, about his battle with COVID which saw him hospitalised for months at University Hospital Kerry.
Mr Lanegan, who was 57, moved to Kerry with his partner Shelley two years ago. He was a prolific, critically acclaimed solo artist and also collaborated with Manic Street Preachers, Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Isobel Campbell and others.
Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland. A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley. No other information is available at this time. We ask Please respect the family privacy
— mark lanegan (@marklanegan) February 22, 2022
I love you Mark Lanegan. A colossal, spectacular body of work. These are all him? How? https://t.co/o9d0ArLIjH
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) February 22, 2022
Rest In Peace, old friend. Truly. More and more the best are no longer with us. @marklanegan pic.twitter.com/KPyPC17xad
— moby XⓋX (@thelittleidiot) February 22, 2022
Mark Lanegan rest easy mate. A real singer. ❤️
— Sleaford Mods (@sleafordmods) February 22, 2022
Oh no. Terrible news that Mark Lanegan has left us. Safe travels man – you’ll be missed 💔
— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) February 22, 2022
Mark Lanegan was a lovely man. He led a wild life that some of us could only dream of. He leaves us with fantastic words and music! Thank god that through all of that he will live forever. RIP Mark. Sleep well. Love Hooky. X pic.twitter.com/Xnx76y68YC
— Peter Hook (@peterhook) February 22, 2022
Hearing about Mark Lanegan passing away has properly stopped me in my tracks. I’m absolutely gutted. Met him on a couple of occasions and I was nervous because I loved him so much. He was a perfect gentleman, really kind. One of THE great singers of the last 30 years. So sad 💔
— Badly Drawn Boy (@badly_drawn_boy) February 22, 2022
